ftpd8
File transfer protocol server.
Usage
ftpd [OPTION ...]
Overview
File Transfer Protocol daemon, offering PAM service 'ftp'.
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-4, --ipv4 -
restrict daemon to IPv4
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-6, --ipv6 -
restrict daemon to IPv6
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-a, --auth=AUTH -
use AUTH for authentication
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-A, --anonymous-only -
server configured for anonymous service only
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-d, --debug -
debug mode
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-D, --daemon -
start the ftpd standalone
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-l, --logging -
increase verbosity of syslog messages
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--non-rfc2577 -
neglect RFC 2577 by giving info on missing users
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-p, --pidfile[=PIDFILE] -
change default location of pidfile
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-q, --no-version -
do not display version in banner
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-t, --timeout=TIMEOUT -
set default idle timeout
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-T, --max-timeout=MAX_TIMEOUT -
set maximum value of timeout allowed
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-u, --umask=VAL -
set default umask
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AUTH can be one of the following: |
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default
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passwd authentication |
pam
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using PAM service 'ftp' |
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-?, --help -
give this help list
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--usage -
give a short usage message
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-V, --version -
print program version
Mandatory or optional arguments to long options are also mandatory or optional for any corresponding short options.
Releases
18 releases since Debian 1.1 (Buzz); the text changed 10 times.
--anonymous-only since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--auth since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--daemon since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--debug since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--help since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
--ipv4 since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--ipv6 since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--logging since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--max-timeout since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--no-version since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--non-rfc2577 since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--pidfile since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--timeout since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--umask since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--usage since Debian 13 (Trixie);
--version since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-4 since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-6 since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-? since Arch Linux 2026-11-01;
-A since Debian 1.3 (Bo);
-D since Debian 6.0 (Squeeze);
-V since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-a since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-p since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-q since Debian 13 (Trixie);
-u since Debian 1.3 (Bo).
-C until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-E until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-M until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-P until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-S until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-U until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-c until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-h until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-n until Debian 12 (Bookworm);
-r until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-s until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-v until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-w until Debian 5.0 (Lenny);
-z until Debian 12 (Bookworm).